In an example, a device includes: a printed circuit board (PCB); at least one solid state drive (SSD) connected at a first side of the PCB via at least one SSD connector; at least one field programmable gate array (FPGA) mounted on the PCB at a second side of the PCB; and at least one connector attached to the PCB at a third side of the PCB, wherein the device is configured to operate in a first speed from a plurality of operating speeds based on a first input received via the at least one connector.

Monitoring and reporting methods and apparatus include the acquisition of detailed aircraft state and systems data, analysis of the collected data, and transmission of the collected data and/or analysis of the collected data to a destination automatically via a portable electronic device which is carried onto and off of the aircraft by the pilot or another crew member. More particularly, monitoring and reporting methods and apparatus include collecting analog or digital sensor data onboard an aircraft, analyzing the data in real-time, and automatically transmitting the data and/or analysis of the data to a destination including a portable storage device such as a portable computer, electronic flight bag (EFB), or smart phone, by means such as wireless transmission, for automatic transfer to another destination when the portable computer, electronic flight bag (EFB), or smart phone is off of the aircraft.

A device includes a transmitter coupled to a node, where the node is to couple to a wired link. The transmitter has a plurality of modes of operation including a calibration mode in which a range of communication data rates over the wired link is determined in accordance with a voltage margin corresponding to the wired link at a predetermined error rate. The range of communication data rates includes a maximum data rate, which can be a non-integer multiple of an initial data rate.

Methods and systems are provided for performing lossy dropping and ECN marking in a flow-based network. The system can maintain state information of individual packet flows, which can be set up or released dynamically based on injected data. Each flow can be provided with a flow-specific input queue upon arriving at a switch. Packets of a respective flow are acknowledged after reaching the egress point of the network, and the acknowledgement packets are sent back to the ingress point of the flow along the same data path. As a result, each switch can obtain state information of each flow and perform per-flow packet dropping and ECN marking.

The document describes systems and methods for handling local (legacy) devices. A local cloud gateway comprises a plurality of interface connectors of different types to physically connect a plurality of these legacy devices to the cloud, comprising a plurality of distant servers. Developments describe the step of extracting the functional messages out of messages stemming from local legacy devices (e.g. protocol translators), secure communications, logical representations of legacy devices in the cloud (“twins”), administration options, various user interfaces (e.g. buzzer) for seamless configuration and use, the use of one or more actuators (retroactions on the physical world), etc. Software and/or hardware embodiments are described.

A plug-in connector having terminal provided in terminal receiving cavities. The terminals have memory card engagement sections. A memory card receiving slot is provided in the housing. The memory card receiving slot spans the terminal receiving cavities. A portion of the memory card receiving slot is in alignment with each of the terminal receiving cavities. An elongated opening extends between the memory card receiving slot and the terminal receiving cavities. A memory card is positioned in the memory card receiving slot. The memory card stores data which is identifiable to the specific device and allows the data to be easily conveyed.

An interface device between a plurality of memory devices and a memory controller includes processing circuitry configured to provide a plurality of controller channels for communicating with the memory controller, to provide a plurality of memory channels for communicating with the plurality of memory devices, and to connect each of the plurality of controller channels to at least one of the plurality of memory channels in a first mode and disconnect the plurality of controller channels from the plurality of memory channels in a second mode.

A reconfigurable server includes improved bandwidth connection to adjacent servers and allows for improved access to near-memory storage and for an improved ability to provision resources for an adjacent server. The server includes processor array and a near-memory accelerator module that includes near-memory and the near-memory accelerator module helps provide sufficient bandwidth between the processor array and near-memory. A hardware plane module can be used to provide additional bandwidth and interconnectivity between adjacent servers and/or adjacent switches.

A further field device is configured to interact with a field device having a storage device storing a configuration of at least the further field device. The field device is configured to output the configuration to the further field device and/or to receive the configuration from the further field device. The further field device is furthermore configured to receive and/or to store the configuration from the field device, in order to match the configuration received from the field device to its technical design.

In some examples, an apparatus for processing a composite signal transmitted uses a first communication protocol via a first port comprising a first connector type, in which the apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory of the apparatus, whereby to cause the apparatus to isolate multiple components of the composite signal received at a first port of the apparatus, the first port of the apparatus, whereby to generate a first and second set of signal components, process at least one component from the second set of signal components to generate a converted signal component, transmit the first set of signal components and the converted signal component from a second port of the apparatus using a second communication protocol, and receive a power supply signal over the second port of the apparatus.